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“Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on October 14th via Universal Studios Home Entertainment. This “ultimate collection” consists of a total of 15 films, listed below.

• “Saboteur” (1942)
• “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943)
• “Rope” (1948)
• “Rear Window” (1954)
• “The Trouble with Harry” (1955)
• “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956)
• “Vertigo” (1958)
• “North by Northwest” (1959)
• “Psycho” (1960)
• “The Birds” (1963)
• “Marnie” (1964)
• “Torn Curtain” (1966)
• “Topaz” (1969)
• “Frenzy” (1972)
• “Family Plot” (1976)

The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray set include a 2160p video presentation for each film, available in various aspect ratios and sound formats. These all will feature the HDR10 form of high dynamic range. “North by Northwest” will be the only one to feature Dolby Atmos sound. Meanwhile, the other films will be presented in a variety of DTS:X and DTS-HD Master Audio lossless Mono sound mixes. The tech specs for the Blu-ray will reflect this same variety of aspect ratios and sound formats, but will be presented in 1080p HD. The sound formats will likely be in lossless 5.1 surround sound for “North by Northwest.” The other films in the set, on Blu-ray, will feature an assortment of DTS:X and DTS-HD Master Audio Mono sound.

NOTE: All fifteen of these movies have previously been released in sets and/or individually over the years on the 4K UHD Blu-ray format. This will, however, mark the first time they have all been included together in one set.

UPDATED: The Blu-ray version of the set is now available for preorder on Amazon, but the 4K is not yet. Stay tuned for an update on that. In the meantime, you can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray version available for preorder at online retailer GRUV. Below you can find a glimpse at the packaging and contents for each version of the box set.

A 64-page collectible booklet, featuring storyboards, film trivia, photographs, letters, and much more, will be physically included with both versions of the set. The other bonus materials set to be included on the set run rather lengthy (as you’d expect), so you can find them listed further below after the break.

Over 9 Hours of Bonus Features:

Disc 1 – Saboteur:
Saboteur: A Closer Look, Storyboards, Alfred Hitchcock’s Sketches, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer

Disc 2 – Shadow of a Doubt:
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock’s Favorite Film, Production Drawings by Art Director Robert Boyle, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer

Disc 3 – Rope:
Rope Unleashed, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer

Disc 4 – Rear Window:
Rear Window Ethics: An Original Documentary, A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes, Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master, Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock Hitchcock/Truffaut, Masters of Cinema, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer, Re-release Trailer Narrated by James Stewart, Feature Commentary with John Fawell (Author of Hitchcock’s Rear Window: the Well Made Film)

Disc 5 – The Trouble with Harry:
The Trouble with Harry Isn’t Over, Production Photographs, Trailer

Disc 6 – The Man Who Knew Too Much:
The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much, Saving The Man Who Knew Too Much, Production Photographs, Trailers, the Original Perspecta Audio Track Unheard Since Its Original Theatrical Run in 1956 (4K only)

Disc 7 – Vertigo:
Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life of Hitchcock’s Masterpiece, Partners in Crime: Hitchcock’s Collaborators, Foreign Censorship, Ending Hitchcock/Truffaut, Feature Commentary with Film Director William Friedkin, Theatrical Trailer, Restoration, Theatrical Trailer, 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era

Disc 8 – North by Northwest:
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of North by Northwest, The Master’s Touch: Hitchcock’s Signature Style, North by Northwest: One for the Ages, A Guided Tour with Alfred Hitchcock, Commentary by Screenwriter Ernest Lehman

Disc 9 – Psycho (1960):
The Making of Psycho, Psycho Sound, In The Master’s Shadow: Hitchcock’s Legacy Hitchcock/Truffaut, Newsreel Footage: The Release of Psycho, The Shower Scene: With and Without Music, The Shower Sequence: Storyboards by Saul Bass, The Psycho Archives, Posters, Psycho Ads, Lobby Cards, Behind-the-Scenes Photographs, Production Photographs, Psycho Theatrical Trailers, Psycho Re-release Trailers, Feature Commentary with Stephen Rebello (author of “Alfred Hitchcock and The Making of Psycho”)

Disc 10 – The Birds:
The Birds: Hitchcock’s Monster Movie, All About The Birds, Tippi Hedren’s Screen Test, Deleted Scenes, The Original Ending, Hitchcock/Truffaut, The Birds Is Coming (Universal International Newsreel), Suspense Story: National Press Club Hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel), Theatrical Trailer, 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics 100 Years of Universal: The Lot

Disc 11 – Marnie:
The Trouble with Marnie, The Marnie Archives, Theatrical Trailer

Disc 12 – Torn Curtain:
Torn Curtain Rising Scenes, Scored by Bernard Herrmann, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer

Disc 13 – Topaz:
Alternate Endings, Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Historian and Critic Leonard Maltin, Storyboards: The Mendozas, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer

Disc 14 – Frenzy:
The Story of Frenzy, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailer

Disc 15 – Family Plot:
Plotting Family Plot, Storyboards: The Chase Scene, Production Photographs, Theatrical Trailers